So tell me that it's time for me to go

“My dad proposed to my mom there,” James said nonchalantly as he and Regulus walked down to the Hogwarts boathouse, gesturing to the gently-rocking dock that was floating on the water. 

Regulus blinked, looking towards where his boyfriend was pointing. It’d been a long day. Receiving a letter from his own parents had left him feeling hollow and hopeless, and no matter how many times James had assured him that he would be okay, that they would figure this out, that they would stay together….he couldn’t find it in himself to stay positive. 

Still, he humored James with a question. “What, he brought her back or something? Years later?” he muttered, trying to find it in himself to care.

“No.”

This got his attention a little. 

“How…?”

“Well, not the first time. He proposed for the first time when they were, like….fifteen, I think? Did a terrible job of it,” James beamed, obviously remembering a funny story as Regulus stood, shocked. “He was nervous. Fell right in the water and he obviously didn’t have a ring. But the second time, the day they graduated, he did better. Made it official and all that.”

Regulus’s heart was hammering in his chest. “They were so young,” he whispered, fingers trembling. But fuck, why did he feel so hopeful? Why did he feel like…?

“They’ve been together for thirty years and are still happier than ever. They knew what they wanted, Reg. I’m like them in that way,” James said casually, shrugging and looking down at him with so much fondness Regulus considered bursting on the spot. 

He waited to perhaps become engaged. Or die of anticipation. Or maybe just faint.

“I wouldn’t do it without asking,” James said softly, pulling him close, causing his body to fill with a mixture of relief and, oddly, disappointment. “But…maybe…someday soon…I’m asking to ask?”

Regulus couldn’t decide what to do as he inhaled James’s scent. “Shit, James, that’s insane,” he breathed.

“But you’re not saying no.” He felt James smile against his hair.

“My dad proposed to my mom there,” James said nonchalantly as he and Regulus walked down to the Hogwarts boathouse, gesturing to the gently-rocking dock that was floating on the water. 

Regulus blinked, looking towards where his boyfriend was pointing. It’d been a long day. Receiving a letter from his own parents had left him feeling hollow and hopeless, and no matter how many times James had assured him that he would be okay, that they would figure this out, that they would stay together….he couldn’t find it in himself to stay positive. 

Still, he humored James with a question. “What, he brought her back or something? Years later?” he muttered, trying to find it in himself to care.

“No.”

This got his attention a little. 

“How…?”

“Well, not the first time. He proposed for the first time when they were, like….fifteen, I think? Did a terrible job of it,” James beamed, obviously remembering a funny story as Regulus stood, shocked. “He was nervous. Fell right in the water and he obviously didn’t have a ring. But the second time, the day they graduated, he did better. Made it official and all that.”

Regulus’s heart was hammering in his chest. “They were so young,” he whispered, fingers trembling. But fuck, why did he feel so hopeful? Why did he feel like…?

“They’ve been together for thirty years and are still happier than ever. They knew what they wanted, Reg. I’m like them in that way,” James said casually, shrugging and looking down at him with so much fondness Regulus considered bursting on the spot. 

He waited to perhaps become engaged. Or die of anticipation. Or maybe just faint.

“I wouldn’t do it without asking,” James said softly, pulling him close, causing his body to fill with a mixture of relief and, oddly, disappointment. “But…maybe…someday soon…I’m asking to ask?”

Regulus couldn’t decide what to do as he inhaled James’s scent. “Shit, James, that’s insane,” he breathed.

“But you’re not saying no.” He felt James smile against his hair.

ask tagged a question, give prev wrong (entertaining) answers

i'll go first:

best actor in stranger things??

sorry

she's too awesome for this world

ummmm ok new question: best dinosaur?

also next question

uhhhhhhh

best colour?

ask tagged a question, give prev wrong (entertaining) answers

i'll go first:

best actor in stranger things??

sorry

she's too awesome for this world

ummmm ok new question: best dinosaur?

MY regulus black gets wrapped up in his friend's dumb decisions even when he's trying to be the responsible one. (spoiler: he's just as bad) and most of the time, he's willingly participating in the dumb stuff because it's fun. and people LIKE fun.

he gets angry easily (falls for ragebait all the time) and is sort of a jock-asshole who gets really ticked off if he doesn't win his quidditch match. (i have so many thoughts on sporty-reg. that's a sports fan right there.)

he laughs loud with his friends and YES he smiles and has fun like a normal person. he'll be rowdy in class when barty's purposefully annoying him, getting told to shush by his teachers more than once in one lecture.

he's a normal teenage boy who acts like one. he's the type to be getting ready for school and say "i'm gonna be quiet and depressed today" and then be laughing and carrying on with his friends the second he gets to his first class because pandora whispered one joke.

MY regulus black gets wrapped up in his friend's dumb decisions even when he's trying to be the responsible one. (spoiler: he's just as bad) and most of the time, he's willingly participating in the dumb stuff because it's fun. and people LIKE fun.

he gets angry easily (falls for ragebait all the time) and is sort of a jock-asshole who gets really ticked off if he doesn't win his quidditch match. (i have so many thoughts on sporty-reg. that's a sports fan right there.)

he laughs loud with his friends and YES he smiles and has fun like a normal person. he'll be rowdy in class when barty's purposefully annoying him, getting told to shush by his teachers more than once in one lecture.

he's a normal teenage boy who acts like one. he's the type to be getting ready for school and say "i'm gonna be quiet and depressed today" and then be laughing and carrying on with his friends the second he gets to his first class because pandora whispered one joke.

MY regulus black gets wrapped up in his friend's dumb decisions even when he's trying to be the responsible one. (spoiler: he's just as bad) and most of the time, he's willingly participating in the dumb stuff because it's fun. and people LIKE fun.

he gets angry easily (falls for ragebait all the time) and is sort of a jock-asshole who gets really ticked off if he doesn't win his quidditch match. (i have so many thoughts on sporty-reg. that's a sports fan right there.)

he laughs loud with his friends and YES he smiles and has fun like a normal person. he'll be rowdy in class when barty's purposefully annoying him, getting told to shush by his teachers more than once in one lecture.

he's a normal teenage boy who acts like one. he's the type to be getting ready for school and say "i'm gonna be quiet and depressed today" and then be laughing and carrying on with his friends the second he gets to his first class because pandora whispered one joke.

MY regulus black gets wrapped up in his friend's dumb decisions even when he's trying to be the responsible one. (spoiler: he's just as bad) and most of the time, he's willingly participating in the dumb stuff because it's fun. and people LIKE fun.

he gets angry easily (falls for ragebait all the time) and is sort of a jock-asshole who gets really ticked off if he doesn't win his quidditch match. (i have so many thoughts on sporty-reg. that's a sports fan right there.)

he laughs loud with his friends and YES he smiles and has fun like a normal person. he'll be rowdy in class when barty's purposefully annoying him, getting told to shush by his teachers more than once in one lecture.

he's a normal teenage boy who acts like one. he's the type to be getting ready for school and say "i'm gonna be quiet and depressed today" and then be laughing and carrying on with his friends the second he gets to his first class because pandora whispered one joke.

"Yes," Remus gasped, slapping his hands on the hospital reception desk. "I'm his husband. Remus Lupin."

Behind him, James and Peter slammed to a halt.

"His what?" James choked out.

Remus didn't even look back, already taking the visitor pass from the nurse. "Thank you. Room four?"

"Down the hall to the left," she smiled.

Remus started walking fast. James jogged to catch up, grabbing his elbow. "Remus… husband? What the fuck? Did I miss something?"

"They only let spouses in before noon," Remus said, not breaking his stride. "We updated each other's emergency files last year."

"You… you committed medical fraud?"

"It's not fraud, it's…. Look, it just makes things easier."

"Right. Of course," Peter muttered to James. "Of fucking course.”

They found Sirius sitting on the edge of a hospital bed, his arm strapped into a sling. He lit up the second he saw them.

"Moony!" Sirius whined, reaching his good hand out. "They took my jacket. You have to track it down before they ruin it."

Remus immediately stepped right between Sirius's knees, automatically reaching out to adjust the strap of the sling so it stopped rubbing against Sirius's neck. "I'll find it. Are you in pain?"

"Just my pride," Sirius mumbled. He leaned his chin against Remus’s stomach and closed his eyes with a content sigh.

James stared at them. He looked at Remus, whose hands were currently busy gently checking the back of Sirius's head for bumps, and then at Sirius, who was nuzzling into Remus's jumper like a touch-starved kitten.

"So," James said loudly, clearing his throat. "Sirius. Remus just informed me that you two are legally wed."

"It’s easy, Prongs," Sirius answered without opening his eyes. "Spouses get a lot of privileges. It's a purely administrative marriage."

"Administrative," James repeated flatly.

"It’s a simple matter of logistics," Remus corrected simply, right as he leaned down and pressed a kiss into Sirius's hair.

Peter buried his face in his hands, looking disgusted by the sight. "They're going to adopt a child next week and claim it was just easier than getting a dog."